Your 20 The Queens Courier Health.• january 8, 2015 Your Schedule. FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com Legally Speaking By: Scott Baron, Attorney at Law Your Health. Your Schedule. Vision (Certifi ed DMV Center) and Hearing Tests • Asthma and Allergy Treatment • Physicals • Flu, Meningitis, Shingles, and Yellow Fever Vaccines Laceration Care • X-Ray • Laboratory All Ages - No Appointment Necessary CAREFUL WITH MY BROOM Q: I am employed by a roofing contractor. As a preliminary to applying the roofing Advertorial All Ages - No Appointment Necessary Vision (Certified DMV Center) and Hearing Tests, Asthma and Allergy Treatment, felt and the shingles, I must identify the rotted areas and patch them. For a patch, the homeowner told me to use her own plywood. After I had done this on one side of the roof, the plywood ran out. The owner wanted to pay for no more. She told me to use pieces of the old roof-decking material, instead. After I had applied the roofing felt, but before I could begin the shingling, it began to snow. “Finish it right away,” said the owner, “or I won’t be paying you!” She gave me a broom, for sweeping away the snow. “Be careful, it means a lot to me!” I went back up and was doing my best to sweep away the snow. Eventually, I stepped on a piece of the old wood decking. It gave way, causing me to fall. Permit me to add that, before I began the actual roof work, the owner took me aside and asked me to seal her gutters, first. “Don’t worry. I’ll take care of you.” She was insistent, so I did. A: In a roofing accident, although the Labor Law makes many owners liable for your damages, it grants an exception for owners of one- and two-family dwellings who do not direct or control the work. In your case, the homeowner’s activities went well beyond those of a normal interested homeowner. She did far more than simply present ideas, make mild observations and casually inspect the work. The owner’s direction to reuse her old planking rather than install new plywood Asthma and Shingles, and Laboratory Necessary Come in for flu shots and other vaccines! DOT Physicals, Flu, Meningitis, Shingles, and Yellow Fever Vaccines Lacerations, X-Ray, and Laboratory Vision (Certified DMV Center) and Hearing Tests, Asthma and Allergy Treatment,DOT Physicals, Flu, Meningitis, Shingles, and Yellow Fever Vaccines • Most Insurances Accepted • No Appointment Necessary Monday-Friday 8AM-9PM Saturday and Sunday 9AM-9PM Your Health. Your Schedule. was a material contributing factor in your injury. In general, she interfered Vision (Certified DMV Center) and Hearing Tests Asthma and Allergy Treatment Physicals Flu, Meningitis, Shingles, and Yellow Fever Vaccines Laceration Care X-Ray Laboratory Most Insurances Accepted No Appointment Necessary with the manner of your performance. The owner’s intermeddling constituted direction and control that is sufficient to remove the homeowner’s exemption that otherwise exists under the Labor Law. The law responds to changed conditions; exceptions and variations abound. Here, the information is general; always seek out competent counsel This article shall not be construed as legal advice. Copyright © 2014 Scott Baron & Associates, P.C. All rights reserved. 159-49 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach, New York 11414 1750 Central Park Ave, Yonkers, NY 10710 718-738-9800, 914-337-9800, 1-866-927-4878 WINNER 3 YEARS IN A ROW Your Health. Your Schedule. Vision (Certified DMV Center) and Hearing Tests Asthma and Allergy Treatment Physicals Flu, Meningitis, Shingles, and Yellow Fever Vaccines Laceration Care X-Ray Laboratory Most Insurances Accepted No Appointment Necessary Open regular hours on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Open until 6pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Open regular hours on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Open until 6pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. PHONE 718 575 0974, FAX 718 268 2969, UM-UC.COM 186-06 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366 PHONE 718 575 0974, FAX 718 268 2969, UM-UC.COM 186-06 Union Turpike, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366 Come in for flu shot s and other vaccines! 4.25x5.05_v4.indd 5 11/18/14 8:57 AM PHONE 718 575 0974, FAX 718 268 2969, UM-UC.COM 186-06 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366 PHONE 718 575 0974, FAX 718 268 2969, UM-UC.COM 186-06 Union Turpike, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366 Come in for flu shots and other vaccines! COM COM 4.25x5.05_v4.indd 5 11/18/14 8:57 AM 186-06 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366 Phone 718 575 0974, Fax 718 268 2969, UM-UC.COM Your Health. Your Schedule. Lacerations, X-Ray, and Laboratory 186-06 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
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